Queen Mary
RMS Queen Mary , called the " Old-Lady" is a British transatlantic liner of the Cunard Line.
Built in Scotland, Queen Mary is launched in September 1934, and accomplishes her inaugural voyage in May 1936.
The August 24th 1936, it obtained the blue Ruban by beating the record of the Normandy, with a mean velocity of 30,14 nodes (55,82 km/h). The Normandy takes again the ribbon in 1937, but it is finally the Queen Mary who regains the ribbon in August 1938.
The Second world war
At this point in time the Second world war burst. Queen Mary leaves for Sydney, where it is converted, with several other steamers, by ship of transport to take along the soldiers Australia NS and New Zealand towards the the United Kingdom. It is joined by the Queen Elizabeth. They are then the ships of transport of the fastest troops largest and implied in the war, often carrying 15.000 men in a simple crossing, often in convoy and without escort. Because of their sizes and their prestige, their shipwrecks were a priority for the German navy. However, their high speed meant that it was impossible for of U-Boats catching up with them. In 1942, Queen Mary accidentally made run one of her escorts, light cruiser HMS Curacao, causing the loss of 338 lives.After the war, Queen Mary and Queen Elisabeth dominated the transatlantic traffic of passengers, while ensuring, with them two, a weekly service between Southampton, Cherbourg and New York. Queen Mary was put at the retirement in 1967 and the Queen Elizabeth in 1968. The Queen Elizabeth 2 took again the transatlantic crossings in 1969, always in service, it is followed in 2004 by the Queen Mary 2.
Tourist place after its disarmament
September 1st 1980, the company Wrather Company of Jack Wrather bought Queen Mary and various properties neighborhood in order to manage them. The unit became a destination touristique.
The January 21st 1988 the Walt Disney Company sign the repurchase of the possessions of Wrather Company for 152 million $ and 89 million debt. The Disneyland Hotel and the complex around the Queen Mary pass in the wallet of Disney.
Little time after Disney announces a project of park with topics in the vicinity: DisneySea
The September 30th 1992 Disney resells the properties Beach Length of the ex- Wrather Company at the town of Beach Length.
Today, Queen Mary is a hotel with restaurant with Long Beach, in California.
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RMS Queen Mary Beach Length, CA Official site
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